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• Lifecycle Products Grew 8% in Q4 to $842 Billion

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2012

  Target-date and target-risk products grew 5% in 2011 and 8% in fourth quarter, according to New York-based Strategic Insight.

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  Echo Boomers Make Big Economic Impact: IBISWorld Report

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 13, 2012

  While not as large a demographic as their baby boomer parents, echo boomers are proving to be a powerful customer base, according to a new IBISWorld research report.

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  Lifecycle Funds Grew 8% in Q4 to $842B

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 8, 2012

  Assets in target-date mutual funds remain highly concentrated among five firms, says Strategic Insight.

• Target Funds Post Strong Q4, Inflows

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 24, 2012

  Last year ended with a strong quarter as U.S. equity markets recovered from a tough third quarter.

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  Average 401(k) Contribution Increased in 2011: Fidelity

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 10, 2012

  The average employee contribution to a 401(k) plan rose slightly in 2011, Fidelity Investments reported Thursday.

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  Target-Date Funds Beat Q3 Returns, End 2011 Down: Ibbotson

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2012

  Target-date funds struggled to recover from volatility left over from a 'very tough third quarter,' according to the Ibbotson Target Maturity Report, released Monday.

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  Retirement Plan Investment Options Beginning to Decline: Aon Report

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 9, 2011

  After a decade of increasing investment choices in defined contribution plans, employees want simpler, and employers appear to be listening.

• Scrooges, Not Shoppers, This Christmas: Survey

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 12, 2011

  Americans are in a grim mood, and it's showing in their plans for holiday shopping, with 82% saying they will spend either the same as last year or less.

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  401(k) Investors Who Choose TDFs Stay With Them

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2011

  Retirement plan participants who invest in target-date funds tend to stay with them, the Employee Benefit Research Institute announced Tuesday.

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  Debt Ceiling, Retail Sales and Housing : Advisor Briefing for the Week of May 16, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2011

  The likely market movers this week: debt ceiling is reached; big retailers quarterly resultss; housing and leading economic indicators.